The BJP is set for a historic win in Gujarat, boxing the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party into a combined score of less than 30 of the 182 assembly seats. AAP, though, could corner a 10-plus per cent vote share, which would get it a national party badge
In any other scenario, the BJP's victory in Gujarat, Congress in Himachal Pradesh and Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi would have been read as voters sending mixed signals. But the discussion is bound to be centred on the saffron party's unprecedented win in Narendra Modi's home state.
The BJP, heading for a historic win in Gujarat, appears set to scoop up almost every seat in the Congress-dominated tribal belt. The Grand Old Party is leading in less than 20 seats one of its poorest performances till date in the state.